Thursday, January 3, 2019

Eric Braeden on Firing Doug Davidson from 'The Young and the Restless': "It's STUPID!!"

Emmy-winning The Young and the Restless actor Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) has weighed in again on the firing of the show's longest-running cast member, Emmy winner Doug Davidson (Paul Williams).

"The treatment of DOUGIE DAVIDSON, the OLDEST member of our cast, was and is outrageous!!" Breaden tweeted on Thursday. "It's STUPID!! If you want ratings you don’t get rid of A DEMONSTRABLY popular actor!!"

Braeden also spoke out back in September when the news first broke that Davidson was no long on contract at Y&R.

"I normally don’t express my opinions reg the casting on Y&R!" Braeden posted. "hat’s the privilege of those who produce the show! However, this is a time when I have to make an exception! I’m still on vacation Opens a New Window. , hence my comment comes a little late: to let DOUGIE DAVIDSON GO is an egregiousmistake. My plea to management: we have lost some all time fan Opens a New Window. favorites! D DAVIDSON has been with the show for, i think, 39 years, and people have loved him!"